§ Lord Hyltonasked Her Majesty's Government:
What regional distribution they anticipate for the proposed 375 million ecus of aid and the two billion ecus of loans from the European Union to Turkey, and whether they will argue for substantial allocations to the depopulated eastern provinces.
§ Lord CheshamThe European Commission and the European Investment Bank have yet to make proposals in respect of Turkey on how EC grant assistance and loans respectively will be allocated. We will consider the case for the eastern provinces, along with other parts of Turkey, when proposals are made.